Three Questions with Joey Logano

Tuesday

May 27, 2008 at 12:01 AMMay 27, 2008 at 4:47 PM

Teenaged racing phenom Joey Logano is now the real deal: he's legal.

Teenaged racing phenom Joey Logano is now the real deal: he's legal.

Logano turned 18 this past Saturday. As a result, he now meets NASCAR's age requirement to race professionally – and that's just what he'll do, making his Nationwide Series debut this Saturday in the Heluva Good! 200 at Dover International Speedway.

We had the chance to spend a few minutes with Joey this past weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., and asked him a few questions.

Q. You're getting ready to start your professional racing career Saturday at Dover, although you've already completed 32 tests in Joe Gibbs Racing cars thus far this year. How are you feeling right now?

A. "I can’t wait to get to Dover. I’ve been doing a lot of testing and racing here and there, but it will be good to get back in the groove of racing on a regular basis. The Nationwide Series is the next step, and I’m proud to take that step with Joe Gibbs Racing."

Q. Where do you think your talent level is at right now?

A. "I feel like I’m ready to go out there and win races. I’ve been waiting on this birthday forever now; I feel like I’m ready. I’ve done a ton of testing and a ton of races growing up. I feel like I’m ready to go out there and win some races."

Q. It was announced this past weekend that you'll be sponsored by GameStop, the world's largest video game retailer. Do you think the fact that you're so young and that you're a big video game fan will take this new sponsorship to big heights?

A. "I’m really excited to get in the GameStop car at Dover -- it’s going to be really neat. It’s a perfect sponsor for me with GameStop video games and I’m a younger kid and always love playing video games. When I heard GameStop was coming on the car, I was definitely really excited. To get that first start at Dover, thank god, finally -- it seems like I’ve been waiting for 18 years. I’m really, really excited to get in that 20 car and see what we can do."

Jerry Bonkowski is National NASCAR Columnist for Yahoo! Sports and a featured contributor to Gatehouse News Service. He can be reached at NASCARColumnist@Yahoo.com.

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